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Has a World Cup game ever ended 4-2?

It has. 4-2 has been a World Cup final 19 times in 1,068 games. The first was Uruguay beat Argentina on July 30, 1930; the latest was Morocco beat Haiti on June 24, 2026.

Where 4-2 sits among nearby World Cup scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 4-2 the 12th most common final score out of 34 that have ever occurred in World Cup. One point away, 5-2 has happened 9 times and 4-3 has happened 3 times.

Every 4-2 in World Cup history

DateResultSeason
2026-06-24Morocco over Haiti2026
2026-06-17England over Croatia2026
2022-12-01Germany over Costa Rica2022
2018-07-15France over Croatia2018
2014-06-22Algeria over South Korea2014
2006-06-09Germany over Costa Rica2006
1986-06-28France over Belgium1986
1974-06-30Germany over Sweden1974
1970-06-14Brazil over Peru1970
1966-07-30England over Germany1966
1962-06-13Brazil over Chile1962
1954-06-30Hungary over Uruguay1954
1954-06-27Hungary over Brazil1954
1954-06-26Uruguay over England1954
1938-06-19Italy over Hungary1938
1938-06-19Brazil over Sweden1938
1938-06-09Switzerland over Germany1938
1934-05-27Hungary over Egypt1934
1930-07-30Uruguay over Argentina1930

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